Before Riley Blackthorne can take on Grade Five demons, she has to trap her very first. Her debut solo trapping experience should be a breeze, just a harmless Grade One after all. But throw in some dippy hippies (whose peace signs and Patchouli really aren't driving any demons away), one mischievous demon, and a run-in with the police, and Riley might not be able to pull it off...

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Before Riley Blackthorne can take on Grade Five demons, she has to trap her very first. Her debut solo trapping experience should be a breeze, just a harmless Grade One after all. But throw in some dippy hippies (whose peace signs and Patchouli really aren't driving any demons away), one mischievous demon, and a run-in with the police, and Riley might not be able to pull it off...

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4,0 sur 5 étoilesGreat Introduction to an Interesting Story

ParBookloverle 24 juillet 2012 - Publié sur Amazon.com

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This is a very short story that introduces the Demon Trapper series and includes a bonus of the first two chapters of Forsaken. Setting is 2018, Atlanta, GA. A time where demons terrorize the city. These are no ordinary demons, but demons hell bent on destroying books. These are some foul mouthed little creatures, at least the ones introduced in this story and the beginning of book one, who flip the bird and pee on the trapper and other victims. There are 5 grades of demon, and given that the main character is just starting out, she is only confronting grade one. In order to stun the little suckers you read to them. Weapon of choice for main character Riley, the 17 year old the series follows, is Moby Dick. Apparently romance novels do nothing but piss them off even more so you go for the meatier denser type stuff. After reading a few sentences the demon begins to pass out and the trapper then captures the demon in a little sippy cup. Crazy concept, but from the short intro the story is interesting enough that I could give the first book a read and see whether I'd care to read the rest.

From what I get from the story the "retro" part of the title comes from the characters being able to opt for a particular decade and stick permanently within that era. Stereotypical though in the characteristics of each era that is described to be honest. The couple in the short story were sixties hippy childs who worshiped Jim Morrison to the point of having a large altar in the room that the demon was causing havoc in.

It seems that there is alot going on in the story and I am interested in whether the author can successfully wrap it all together nicely. The society seems to have broken down economically and has little stability. I remember thinking hey this sounds a little familiar when for instance the author mentions the rocketing gas prices causing people to use any mode of transport other than car.

This is a very short story that takes us to the beginning, that job mentioned in the first book of the demon trappers series. It's short and fun. If you like the series you'll love this short story, and if you don't know much about the demon trappers and would like a taste before your dive into the series, this is a good place to start.

Despite the shortness of the story, it literally took me less than 15 minutes to read, I really enjoyed Retro Demonology.I think the book offers a really good window into Riley's world and into her mind as well. I love the "retro" fad that is sweeping her city. People completely immersing themselves in a particular time period sounds like so much fun!There are the demons. The reader only gets to meet a Grade One, but the introduction is just enticing enough to want to meet more. Then there is Riley herself. She is funny and entertaining.Overall the story definitely drug me in and kept my attention to the last page.

This very short story is a preview of a longer novel. Overall, it was too slight to make much of an impression upon me. Riley is an apprentice demon-catcher in 2018 Atlanta. Demons (at least at the level she's working at) are like mini-cartoon characters, more of an annoyance than a threat. The author lets us know that 2018 Atlanta is unpleasant enough that people are taking refuge in the past (annoyingly, she doesn't bother to tell us what is going on - life seems pretty normal except for the tiny demons). The couple with the demon is supposed to be pretending that they live in the 1960s, although the shrine to Jim Morrison in their living room - complete with his death date in the 1970s - really undercuts the supposed authenticity of the scene.

I would have enjoyed this a lot more if the author had presented more of the world she created. As it is, she seems to have been afraid to reveal too much of what was going to happen in the book.

This was a real quick read for me this morning, so it will be hard to review since it was only so many pages. Basically Riley goes on her first demon trapping by herself to get a demon, but it's in a house with hippies!

So being rather fast and really only getting a glimpse at Riley's life it was an okay read. Since it was a freebie from Amazon, I'm not totally disappointed, but it's not one you really have to read if you're not up to it.

It just seemed a little pointless in some ways. Still somewhat entertaining, but nothing to really lead into The Demon Trapper's Daughter. Just with Riley mentioning libraries and whatnot.